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Vaisnava Morning Program

1.
Sri Sri Guru-astakam
by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who appeared in the middle of the seventeenth century, is a
great spiritual master in the Krishna conscious chain of gurus and disciples. He says, quot;One who,
with great care and attention, loudly recites this beautiful prayer to the spiritual master during
the Brahma-muhurta [the early morning hour before sunrise] obtains direct service to Krishna,
the Lord of Vrndavana, at the time of his death.quot;

7.
Prayers to Lord Nrsimha
• namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada-dayine
hiranyakasipor vaksah-
sila-tanka-nakhalaye
• I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives
joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like
chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon
Hiranyakasipu.
• ito nrsimhah parato nrsimho
yato yato yami tato nrsimhah
bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho
nrsimham adim saranam prapadye
• Lord Nrsimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord
Nrsimha is there. he is within the heart and is outside as
well. I surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things
and the supreme refuge.
• tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-srngam
dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhrngam
kesava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
jaya jagadisa hare jaya jagadisa hare
• O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have
assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to you!
Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one's
fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike
demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the
wonderful pointed nails on your beautiful lotus hands.

9.
Sri Tulasi-kirtana
• namo namaha tulasi! krishna-preyasi
radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abhilashi
je tomara sharana loy, tara vanchha purna hoy
kripa kori' koro tare brindavana-basi
mor ei abhilash, bilas kunje dio vas
nayane heribo sada jugala-rupa-rashi
ei nivedana dharo, sakhir anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi
dina krishna-dase koy, ei jena mora hoy
sri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi
• O Tulasi, beloved of Krsna, I bow before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of
Sri Sri Radha-Krsna.
Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you make him
a resident of Vrndavana.
• My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrndavana-dhama.
Thus, within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krsna.
• I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of
devotional service and make me your own maidservant.
• This very fallen and lowly servant of Krsna prays, ''May I always swim in the love of Sri Radha and
Govinda.

10.
Sri Tulasi Pradaksina Mantra
• yani kani cha papani
brahma-hatyadikani cha
tani tani pranashyanti
pradakshinaha pade pade
• By the circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the sins that
one may have committed are destroyed at every step, even
the sin of killing a brahmana.
• Vrnda devi is a pure devotee of Lord Krsna and is responsible for setting up the wonderful
pastimes of Radha and Krsna in Vrndavana. She exists as Tulasi to benefit the fallen
conditioned souls by bestowing devotional service to Krsna.

12.
Vaisnava Pranams
• vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
• I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are
just like desire trees and can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of
compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

13.
Ten Offenses to be Avoided
• 1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the
holy name of the Lord.
• 2) To consider the names of the demigods like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma to be equal
to, or independent of, the name Lord Visnu.
• 3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
• 4) To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version.
• 5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krsna to be imagination.
• 6) To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
• 7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name of the Lord.
• 8) To consider chanting of Hare Krsna as one of the auspicious ritualistic activities
offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities (karma-kanda).
• 9) To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name.
• 10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain
material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this
matter.
• Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must guard against these offenses in
order to quickly achieve the desired success. Krishna Prema!

14.
Greet the Deities
venum kwanantam aravinda-dalayataksham
barhavatamsam asitambuda-sundarangam
kandarpa-koti-kamaniya-vishesha-shobham
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
angani yasya sakalendriya-vritti-manti
pashyanti panti kalayanti chiram jaganti
ananda-chinmaya-sad-ujjwala-vigrahasya
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on
His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked
with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the
hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions
of Cupids.
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord whose transcendental
form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the
most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that
transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged
functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and
manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.

16.
Mantra-hinam kriya-hinam bhakti-hinam janardana
yat pujitam maya deva paripurnam tad astu me
“O my Lord, O Janardana, whatever little puja or worship that has been performed by
me, although it is without devotion, without proper mantras, and without the proper
performance, please let that become complete.”